North Tampa events

Town hall: U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Lakeland, will host a town hall meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. on the University of South Florida campus Wednesday . Ross will give a brief congressional update and answer questions. The meeting will be held in ALC 100 of the Sam and Martha Gibbons Alumni Center at USF, 4202 E Fowler Ave.

Book signing: Louis Anthony "Cousin Vinny'' Agnello, the former "stripper king'' of New York, who gained notoriety for sending a stripper to a high school party, is scheduled to sign copies of his spiritual book, The Devil's Glove, from 7 to 9 p.m. April 10 at Inkwood Books, 216 S Armenia Ave. He will also sign books between 2 and 4 p.m. April 26 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Brandon Square Mall, 122 Brandon Town Center Drive. Now a Sun City Center resident, Agnello's book is a baseball tale about the struggle between good and evil, and is a release from Christian publishing house Tate Publishing & Enterprises.

Clean-up volunteers: Thousands of volunteers are needed help with Keep America Beautiful's Great American Cleanup on April 12. Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful is recruiting volunteers, site captains, area managers and local sponsors to foster unity and strengthen community bonds through beautification and improvement efforts across Hillsborough County. The event will be held at more than 70 locations throughout Hillsborough County. Anyone can coordinate or participate, and volunteers of all ages are welcome. For information on how you can be a part of the 2014 Great American Cleanup, site locations and preregistration forms, visit keeptampa baybeautiful.org or call (813) 221-8733.